BAY CITY, MI — A Mount Pleasant man was sentenced to four years
and eight months in jail for an April assault on the Isabella Indian
Reservation.

Jayson R. Kiogima was sentenced in Bay City's U.S.
District Court Thursday, Aug. 15, on the charge of assault resulting
in great bodily injury. The sentence comes four months after Kiogima pleaded guilty to the offense.

During
his April plea hearing, Kiogima admitted to smashing a coffee mug into
the face of his victim on April 7, causing facial fractures. According to a press release from U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade, the attack was "unprovoked" and "intentional."

U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington handed down the prison sentence, along with a term of three years supervised release.

Kiogima's case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Roy Kranz and investigated by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police.

Jessica Fleischman is a public safety reporter with MLive/The Saginaw News. Contact her at 989-996-0687, email her at jfleisc2@mlive.com or follow her on Twitter or Facebook.